Restrict Registry Permissions
Restrict the ability to modify certain hives or keys in the Windows Registry.
Techniques Addressed by Mitigation
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| Enterprise | T1547 | .003 | Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Time Providers |
Consider using Group Policy to configure and block modifications to W32Time parameters in the Registry. [1] |
| Enterprise | T1037 | Boot or Logon Initialization Scripts |
Ensure proper permissions are set for Registry hives to prevent users from modifying keys for logon scripts that may lead to persistence. |
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| .001 | Logon Script (Windows) |
Ensure proper permissions are set for Registry hives to prevent users from modifying keys for logon scripts that may lead to persistence. |
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| Enterprise | T1574 | Hijack Execution Flow |
Ensure proper permissions are set for Registry hives to prevent users from modifying keys for system components that may lead to privilege escalation. |
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| .011 | Services Registry Permissions Weakness |
Ensure proper permissions are set for Registry hives to prevent users from modifying keys for system components that may lead to privilege escalation. |
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| .012 | COR_PROFILER |
Ensure proper permissions are set for Registry hives to prevent users from modifying keys associated with COR_PROFILER. |
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| Enterprise | T1562 | Impair Defenses |
Ensure proper Registry permissions are in place to prevent adversaries from disabling or interfering with security/logging services. |
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| .001 | Disable or Modify Tools |
Ensure proper Registry permissions are in place to prevent adversaries from disabling or interfering with security services. |
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| .002 | Disable Windows Event Logging |
Ensure proper Registry permissions are in place to prevent adversaries from disabling or interfering logging. The addition of the MiniNT registry key disables Event Viewer.[2] |
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| .004 | Disable or Modify System Firewall |
Ensure proper Registry permissions are in place to prevent adversaries from disabling or modifying firewall settings. |
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| Enterprise | T1070 | .007 | Indicator Removal: Clear Network Connection History and Configurations |
Protect generated event files and logs that are stored locally with proper permissions and authentication and limit opportunities for adversaries to increase privileges by preventing Privilege Escalation opportunities. |
| Enterprise | T1556 | Modify Authentication Process |
Restrict Registry permissions to disallow the modification of sensitive Registry keys such as |
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| .008 | Network Provider DLL |
Restrict Registry permissions to disallow the modification of sensitive Registry keys such as |
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| Enterprise | T1112 | Modify Registry |
Ensure proper permissions are set for Registry hives to prevent users from modifying keys for system components that may lead to privilege escalation. |
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| Enterprise | T1505 | Server Software Component |
Consider using Group Policy to configure and block modifications to service and other critical server parameters in the Registry.[3] |
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| .005 | Terminal Services DLL |
Consider using Group Policy to configure and block modifications to Terminal Services parameters in the Registry.[3] |
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| Enterprise | T1489 | Service Stop |
Ensure proper registry permissions are in place to inhibit adversaries from disabling or interfering with critical services. |
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| Enterprise | T1553 | Subvert Trust Controls |
Ensure proper permissions are set for Registry hives to prevent users from modifying keys related to SIP and trust provider components. Components may still be able to be hijacked to suitable functions already present on disk if malicious modifications to Registry keys are not prevented. |
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| .003 | SIP and Trust Provider Hijacking |
Ensure proper permissions are set for Registry hives to prevent users from modifying keys related to SIP and trust provider components. Components may still be able to be hijacked to suitable functions already present on disk if malicious modifications to Registry keys are not prevented. |
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| .006 | Code Signing Policy Modification |
Ensure proper permissions are set for the Registry to prevent users from modifying keys related to code signing policies. |
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